Lay Counsellor I (Rustenburg) needed at The Aurum Institute

Description
Work Description

• These incumbents will provide HIV and TB counselling and testing services at Primary Health Care (PHC) clinics to patients in compliance with the Department’s and the project’s HIV and TB service profile and reporting requirements. They will also support community-based HIV Testing Services (HTS), working closely with the Outreach Teams. The Lay Counsellor is responsible for providing HIV/AIDS testing and counselling. The Lay Counsellor also renders psychosocial support counselling and continued adherence support for participants.

Technical Work Responsibilities

• HIV testing and counselling (HTC)
• Couples counselling
• Index offering to unsuppressed, newly diagnosed and Return To Care Clients.
• Provide a linkage from diagnosis to HIV care and treatment
• Provide adherence counselling and patient education for:  
•   Initiation and continued adherence support for patients on ART 
•  Patients on medication for treatment of drug-sensitive TB and multi- drug resistant TB, TB prevention and contact tracing
•   Pregnant and breastfeeding women
• Paediatric and adolescent disclosure counselling
• Facilitation of community-supported models of ART delivery
• Identification of process inadequacies and recommendations
• Participate in proficiency testing and Rapid Test Quality Improvement Initiative (RTQII) quality assurance
• Participate in HTS-related training
• Identify and document good HTS practices from implemented Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) activities
• Participate in data analysis processes (facility targets, tracer indicators, cascades)
• Submit daily, weekly and monthly data internally and to the facility

Requirements

Education

• Grade 12
• HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing Certificate

Advantageous

• Relationship Counselling Certificate
• Trauma Counselling Certificate

Experience

• 2 years’ HIV testing and counselling
• 2 years’ HIV and TB community education and mobilisation

Requirements

• Valid Driver’s Licence
• Own Vehicle